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Normal hematologic and serum biochemical values of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We obtained whole-blood hematologic and serum biochemical values from 38 captive-bred cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Data were analyzed to determine the effect of sex on blood parameters. Significant differences between either the means or medians of male and female tamarins were found for creatinine, hematocrit, hemoglobin, RBC count, and PCV. These results establish baseline hematologic and serum biochemical values and provide a useful resource not previously available in the peer-reviewed literature for the clinical care of cotton-top tamarins, a critically endangered New World primate, in a captive setting.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Evan T Shukan, Carla Y Boe, Aimee V Hasenfus, Bridget A Pieper, Charles T Snowdon

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Language: English

Topic: Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control

Subfield: Medical Laboratory Technology

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Awards: Evolution and Development of Primate Speech Analogues, Breeding Biology and Behavior of Monogamous Primates